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Pinyin diàn dēng pào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. light bulb
  2. (slang) unwanted third guest
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    light bulb (Classifier: 顆/颗 m)
  2. noun, figuratively
    third wheel (accompanying two people on a date), as if the person is the light bulb in the background
  3. noun, Wu, figuratively
    bald head
    (syn.) 禿頂, 秃头, 光頭, 秃顶, 光头, 禿頭
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    好像我成电灯泡了。我该走了。
    好像我成電燈泡了。我該走了。
    hǎo xiàng wǒ chéng diàn dēng pào le 。 wǒ gāi zǒu le 。
    • Seems like I'm the third wheel here. I should go.
    • Seems like I'm just playing gooseberry here. I should go.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    卧室里少一只电灯泡。
    卧室裏少一隻電燈泡。
    wò shì lǐ shǎo yī zhī diàn dēng pào .
    • There's a light bulb missing in the bedroom.